Sweatbees

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Sweatbees
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Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 2002
Recorded2001-2002
Genre Indie
Length39:04
Label Spunk Records
My Morning Jacket chronology
Sweatbees
(2002)
The Sandworm Cometh
(2004)

Sweatbees is a compilation album by Louisville, Kentucky rock band My Morning Jacket. It was released as a five-track EP in the UK on the Wichita label in 2002 and a nine-track compilation in Australia on the Spunk label in 2003. On both versions it comprised tracks from the band's second album At Dawn and two EPs. [1]

A compilation album comprises tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for release together as a single work, but may be collected together as a greatest hits album or box set. If from several performers, there may be a theme, topic, time period, or genre which links the tracks, or they may have been intended for release as a single work—such as a tribute album. When the tracks are by the same recording artist, the album may be referred to as a retrospective album or an anthology.

Louisville, Kentucky City in Kentucky

Louisville is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 29th most-populous city in the United States. It is one of two cities in Kentucky designated as first-class, the other being Lexington, the state's second-largest city. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, located in the state's north and on the border with Indiana.

My Morning Jacket band

My Morning Jacket is an American rock band formed in Louisville, Kentucky in 1998. The band currently consists of vocalist/guitarist Jim James, bassist Tom Blankenship, drummer Patrick Hallahan, guitarist Carl Broemel, and keyboardist Bo Koster. The band's sound, rooted in rock and country, is often experimental and psychedelic. The group amassed a following beginning in the 2000s in part due to their live performances.

Contents

Track listing

UK release

(All tracks by Jim James)

  1. "Lowdown" – 3:56 (originally on At Dawn)
  2. "The Way That He Sings" – 5:37 (originally on At Dawn)
  3. "O is the One That Is Real" – 3:40 (originally on My Morning Jacket/Songs: Ohia Split EP )
  4. "Come Closer" – 4:57 (originally on My Morning Jacket/Songs: Ohia Split EP)
  5. "Sooner" – 3:41 (originally on Chocolate and Ice )

Australian release

(All tracks by Jim James)

  1. "Lowdown" – 3:56
  2. "The Way That He Sings" – 5:37
  3. "O is the One That Is Real" – 3:40
  4. "Come Closer" – 4:57
  5. "Sooner" – 3:41
  6. "Sweetheart" – 3:07 (originally on Chocolate and Ice)
  7. "Can You See the Hard Helmet on My Head?" – 3:46 (originally on Chocolate and Ice)
  8. "Death is the Easy Way" – 5:30 (originally on At Dawn)
  9. "How Do You Know" – 4:49 (originally on My Morning Jacket/Songs: Ohia Split EP)

Personnel

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